GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (62-58) at LA DODGERS (62-59)

NL: COLORADO (62-58) at LA DODGERS (62-59)

<h3>Dodgers, Rockies meet in key NL West battle</h3>

<div class="pre">Colorado (62-58) at LA Dodgers (62-59) 10:40 pm EDT</div>

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- With their recent offensive woeshopefully solved, the Los Angeles Dodgers start a three-gameseries with the Colorado Rockies on Friday.


The Dodgers, winners of two straight games, scored 12 runs intheir last two victories - a total that is only five less thanthe number of runs the team managed in their 10 losses inAugust.


The Rockies are on the other end of the spectrum, having scorednine or more runs in a game five times this month.

Los Angeles may need to call on that re-discovered offense asthey send Mark Hendrickson (4-7, 5.20 ERA) to the mound.

Hendrickson has not won a start since July 8, and was poundedfor eight runs and 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings of Sunday's 12-2loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.


However, the 6-9 lefthander has enjoyed much success vs.Colorado, going 2-0 with a 0.77 ERA in four lifetime appearances- one start.


Josh Fogg (7-7, 4.64) has not had near the problems Hendricksonhas had lately, winning two straight starts and four of his lastfive decisions. In Saturday's 15-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs,the righthander allowed two runs and five hits over six frames.

The 30-year-old is 2-4 with a 4.40 ERA against the Dodgers innine career appearances - seven starts. Yet, he will be facingthem for the first time this season.

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO AT LA DODGERS -- LINEUPS

COLORADO LA DODGERS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jamey Carroll 2B .236 2 18 Rafael Furcal SS .277 5 41
Troy Tulowitzki SS .284 15 63 Juan Pierre CF .288 0 28
Matt Holliday LF .338 21 95 Mark Sweeney 1B .263 2 11
Todd Helton 1B .302 11 66 Jeff Kent 2B .291 15 63
Garrett Atkins 3B .284 17 84 Luis Gonzalez LF .278 11 53
Ryan Spilborghs RF .327 10 43 Russell Martin C .289 14 71
Yorvit Torrealba C .271 6 33 Andre Ethier RF .296 9 47
Clint Barmes CF .185 0 1 Shea Hillenbrand 3B .167 0 0
Josh Fogg RHP .128 0 0 Eric Stults RHP .200 0 0
(7-7, 4.64) (0-1, 4.50)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
WARMUPS: COL - JOSH FOGG (7-7, 4.64)
LOS - ERIC STULTS (0-1, 4.50)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM REYNOLDS
1B - TIM WELKE
2B - TRAVIS REININGER
3B - MIKE EVERITT

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, clear
WIND: 5 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
STARTING BATS: COL - JOSH FOGG AND YORVIT TORREALBA
LOS - ERIC STULTS AND RUSSELL MARTIN

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.236, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
T TULOWITZK (.284, 15 HR, 63 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.338, 21 HR, 95 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.277, 5 HR, 41 RBI)
J PIERRE (.288, 0 HR, 28 RBI)
M SWEENEY (.263, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Barmes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
J Fogg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Pierre cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
M Sweeney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.64

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.24

Pitches-strikes: E Stults 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: E Stults 1-1. Batters
faced: E Stults 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
LOS - ERIC STULTS</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.302, 11 HR, 66 RBI)
G ATKINS (.284, 17 HR, 84 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.327, 10 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Spilborghs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Barmes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
J Fogg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Sweeney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.60

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.24

Pitches-strikes: J Fogg 13-8; E Stults 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Fogg
1-1; E Stults 1-1. Batters faced: J Fogg 3; E Stults 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.291, 15 HR, 63 RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.278, 11 HR, 53 RBI)
R MARTIN (.289, 14 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
R Spilborghs rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Barmes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
J Fogg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 4 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Sweeney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
J Kent 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Martin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
S Hillenbrand 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
E Stults p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.60

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4.00

Pitches-strikes: J Fogg 13-8; E Stults 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Fogg
1-1; E Stults 1-1. Batters faced: J Fogg 3; E Stults 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF KENT (16) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF JOSH FOGG.
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0, LA DODGERS 1

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.278, 11 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ANDRE ETHIER SCORED LUIS GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R MARTIN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
LA DODGERS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: S HILLENBRAND (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SHEA HILLENBRAND SCORED RUSSELL MARTIN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S HILLENBRAND ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
LA DODGERS 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: E STULTS (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN PIERRE SCORED ERIC STULTS AND RAFAEL FURCAL.

SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J PIERRE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
LA DODGERS 5 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: M SWEENEY (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 1
LA DODGERS 0 5 5 6 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.271, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
C BARMES (.185, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J FOGG (.128, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS LA DODGERS (5) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
R Spilborghs rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Barmes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
J Fogg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 4 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - C Barmes (1, throw).


LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Pierre cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .289
M Sweeney 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258
J Kent 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293
L Gonzalez lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Martin c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .296
S Hillenbrand 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231
E Stults p 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167

Totals 11 5 6 5 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - L Gonzalez (22, J Fogg); R Furcal (20, J Fogg). HR - J Kent (16,
2nd inning off J Fogg 0 on, 0 Out). SF - A Ethier. RBI - J Kent (64), A Ethier
(48), S Hillenbrand (1), J Pierre 2 (30). 2-out RBI - J Pierre 2. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - M Sweeney 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (50, 2nd base off J Fogg/Y Torrealba).


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
LA DODGERS - 05 -- 5
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 2 6 5 5 0 1 1 4.94

LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Stults 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4.00

Pitches-strikes: J Fogg 37-23; E Stults 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Fogg
3-2; E Stults 1-1. Batters faced: J Fogg 12; E Stults 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JAMEY CARROLL SCORED YORVIT TORREALBA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BARMES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1
LA DODGERS 5 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL AT LA DODGERS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TROY TULOWITZKI SCORED CLINT BARMES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T TULOWITZKI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2
LA DODGERS 5 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.338, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at LA DODGERS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 2 2 2 1
LA DODGERS 0 5 5 6 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
LOS - ERIC STULTS

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: J KENT (.293, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
L GONZALEZ (.280, 1-FOR-1)
R MARTIN (.291, 1-FOR-1)</div>